Sagamore Bridge painting project to restrict traffic

The Cape Cod Canal's Sagamore Bridge is getting a new coat of paint - and with it comes another round of lane restrictions in April.

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By CAPE COD TIMES

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By CAPE COD TIMES

Posted Mar. 29, 2013 at 11:03 AM
Updated Mar 29, 2013 at 11:50 AM

By CAPE COD TIMES

Posted Mar. 29, 2013 at 11:03 AM
Updated Mar 29, 2013 at 11:50 AM

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BOURNE - The Cape Cod Canal's Sagamore Bridge is getting a new coat of paint - and with it comes another round of lane restrictions in April.

A $12.4 million contract issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers went to Atlas Painting and Sheeting Corp., of Amherst, New York. Field work for the project began earlier this month and is expected to be complete in August 2014, according to a press release from the Army Corps.

The project includes “abrasive blast cleaning” of the entire steel superstructure of the Sagamore Bridge to bare metal. The 1,408-foot-long bridge will then be re-painted.

Travel lane restrictions on the Sagamore Bridge will be necessary during the project from April 8-16.

The plan is to take only one lane daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and leave open two lanes going on Cape and one lane off Cape.

All travel lanes will be open each night and for Patriots Day, Monday, April 15. After this two-week period there may be further periodic lane restrictions, as needed.

Message boards and bridge work alert emails will be used to help inform motorists about pending lane restrictions. To sign up for bridge work alert emails send an email to CapeCodCanalBridges@usace.army.mil with the subject title “Bridge Work Alerts.” An email alert is sent when there are major changes to the bridge work status or schedule.

For more information about Corps' projects visit the website at: http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/.